Thursday is the off day for a lot of teams, but May 12 still offered two intriguing pitching matchups in the National League. The Arizona Diamondbacks trotted out Zack Greinke versus the San Francisco Giants’ Johnny Cueto. But the marquee matchup contained the man widely regarded as one of the best, if not always the […]
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Game recap May 10: Mets lose on walkoff home run
What Happened, In One Sentence Trayce Thompson came off the bench with two outs to hit a walkoff homer off Hansel Robles. Dodgers win 3-2. Get Your Runs Early! Most of last night’s offense came before fans on the East Coast would consider turning off the TV and going to bed. Jacob deGrom got the […]
Game recap May 9: Steven Matz is still good, the Mets are still hitting home runs
It was a matchup of southpaws on Monday night in Los Angeles, as the Mets sent Steven Matz to the mound to face Scott Kazmir in their first showdown since the controversial 2015 NLDS. Neither pitcher was on the absolute top of his game, but the Mets were able to take advantage of a couple mistakes from Kazmir […]
Game recap May 8: Matt Harvey’s starting to look like his old self
Bartolo Colón’s home run on Saturday might be looked upon as a turning point for the Mets this season. I say that only half-facetiously. Sure, they have played well. The Mets very recently won eight consecutive games, and they are eight games over .500. This is a good club. But Bartolo’s home run could be […]
Game recap May 6: Oh offense, where art thou?
Coming off his first rough start of the season, Noah Syndergaard squared off against Padres lefty Drew Pomeranz on Friday. Thor came into the game leading the league in FIP by a healthy margin (1.41, .38 lower than Stephen Strasburg) despite surrendering four runs to the Giants last time out. Pomeranz meanwhile, seems to finally be […]
Game recap May 4: Matz breezes, Duda homers (twice!) as Mets take sixth straight series
WHO WON: The blue-hatted, white jersey with blue striped New York Mets WHAT HAPPENED, BRAVES MEET THEIR MATZ: Since giving up 7 runs to the Miami Marlins in his first start of the season, Steven Matz has been phenomenal. Today was no different, as the soon-to-be 25 year old blanked the Atlanta Braves for 7.2 […]
Party like it’s 1999: Will Mets Infielders Be This Year’s MVPs?
Few Mets rosters have been lauded more than the current rotation-heavy group, and with good reason: at 23, Noah Syndergaard leads the Mets with 44 strikeouts, fires a sinker at upwards of 97 MPH, and has thrown more 100 MPH balls than any other pitcher this season. 2014 National League Rookie of the Year Jacob […]
Game Recap May 3: Harvey Loses Battle of Matts
Executive Summary Pitching through a fine mist like the nebulized tears of Mets fans everywhere, Matt Harvey was unable to complete six innings against the worst offense in baseball. Matt Wisler allowed the Mets one hit over eight innings. Braves 3, Mets 0. Discussion and Analysis The question of when Matt Harvey will find what he […]
Game recap May 2: Bart blanks the Braves
The first time Bartolo Colon faced the Atlanta Braves was 14 years ago on July 2, 2002, when he was with the Montreal Expos. That was his National League debut, and, despite facing a lineup that included menacing sluggers like Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield and Javy Lopez, the 29-year-old threw seven innings of […]
Game recap April 29: We’re not quite sure how that happened either
What Happened, In a Sentence: The Mets scored a franchise record 12 runs in the third inning and won 13-1. Mets Offense Erupts: Looking up at the sky to begin tonight’s game, you wouldn’t expect it to be a night of record setting offense. It was 52 degrees for the opening pitch, the wind was […]